Michelin Restaurants in Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam

Four Restaurants in Hanoi and Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City have received Vietnam’s first-ever Michelin Stars, the renowned French Food Guide has announced on Jun 6th 2023. There is one in Ho Chi Minh City (Anan Saigon Restaurant), and 3 restaurants in Hanoi (Hanoi’s Hibana by Koki, Gia and Tam Vi). They are all received one star each at a ceremony.

Before this ceremony, tourists can only experience premium French cuisine in a French colonial architectural space at La Maison 1888, the Vietnam’s first and only restaurant to cooperate with Michelin 3 Starred Chef – Chef Pierre Gagnaire. The restaurant’s menu is a perfect blend of renowned French cuisine and local ingredients. La Maison 1888’s wine cellar is a place to store unique and prestigious treasures. It contains the only rare wine collection in Vietnam.

1. Ănăn Saigon Restaurant:

Address: 89 Tôn Thất Đạm, Bến Nghé, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City
Opening Hours: 17:00–23:00; from Tuesday to Sunday
Reservations Messenger: http://m.me/AnanSaigon/

2. Hibana by Koki Hanoi:

Address: Basement 1, Capella, 11 Le Phung Hieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam
Reservations Phone: +84 24 3987 8888
Website: https://capellahotels.com/en/capella-hanoi/dining/koki

3. Gia Restaurant Hanoi:

Address: 61 Văn Miếu Street, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa, Hanoi
Reservations Phone: +84 896 682 996

4. Tam Vi Restaurant Hanoi:

Address: 4b Yên Thế Street, Văn Miếu Street, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa, Hanoi
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 – 13:50, 17:00 – 20:30
Reservations Phone: +84 96 632 31 31

Besides the four restaurants above that received the Michelin Guide’s high honor, a total of 99 restaurants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City made other lists published by the guide: Michelin Selected, Michelin Guide Special Awards and the Bib Gourmand.

Seventy local restaurants were named in the Michelin Selected group, with 32 in Hanoi and 38 in HCMC. Some prominent names include Cha Ca Anh Vu, Bun Cha Huong Lien, A Ban Mountain Dew and Pho Ga Cham.

The Bib Gourmand group included 29 restaurants in Vietnam, with 13 in Hanoi and 16 in HCMC. Prominent names included 1946 Cua Bac, Bun Cha Ta, Cha Ca Thang Long and Chao Ban.

Three Michelin Guide Special Awards were also handed out in Vietnam, with the Sommelier Award given to Yu Yamamoto, the Service Award given to chef Nguyen Thi Nu of Vietnam House, and the Young Chef Award given to chef Sam Tran of Gia.

In the Michelin system, one star signifies a “very good restaurant,” two stars is considered “excellent cooking that is worth a detour,” and three stars means “exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey”. According to the Michelin Guide website, there are currently over 3,000 Michelin-starred restaurants in nearly 40 different countries.

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